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seventeenth

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sev·en·teenth  (svn-tnth)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 17 in a series.
2. One of 17 equal parts.
seven·teenth adv. & adj.
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Noun1.seventeenthseventeenth - position 17 in a countable series of things
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Adj.1.seventeenthseventeenth - coming next after the sixteenth in position
17th
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Translations
French seventeenth [sevnˈtiːnθ] seven num → dix-septième
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